Athletic identity and psychiatric symptoms following retirement from varsity sports

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 598-601

  Giannone, Zarina A ^a   Haney, Colleen J ^a   Kealy, David ^a   Ogrodniczuk, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

athlete mental health; Athletic identity; psychiatric distress; sport retirement; sport transition; varsity sport

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ATHLETE; CANADA; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY; ATHLETES; CANADA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85031665870     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764017724184     Document Type: Article

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